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Job description

kCura is a global company with team members who are driven by our customers to build exceptional software for them to use every day. Our product, called Relativity, handles large volumes of data and helps corporations, law firms, and government agencies solve their own unique data problems.

• Work with your team and other stakeholders to define, design, implement, test, document, and deliver quality software products in a fast paced environment utilizing Java, Scala, and other technologies as needed.

• Work with the team to improve the scalability and performance of existing products.

• Positively contribute to the culture, well-being, and growth of each team member and the company at large by being a helpful and considerate team member and by adhering to the company’s core values.

The way we work together is centered on our core values of collaborating, communicating, pushing to exceed expectations (even our own), being humble, and having fun while we do it. We enjoy ourselves, give back, and work (and play) hard together. If this sounds like the place for you, check out the details of this position below.

As a Advanced Software Engineer and member of the Conceptual Analytics team you will share responsibility for the design, development, automated tests and delivery of the company’s core analytics technologies. You must have a passion for solving problems while delivering reliable, highly scalable, highly performant systems that kCura’s customers use on a daily basis.

Skills & requirements

3+ years of experience creating backend / server / algorithmic software utilizing Java and other languages that run on the JVM, but not including J2EE / JEE applications.

Ability to decompose complex problems, troubleshoot issues and communicate solutions to the team and other stakeholders.

Demonstrated self-motivation to work independently as well as part of a high performing, diverse team

Excellent written and verbal communication skils

Experience developing and maintaining distributed, elastic micro-service applications that self-heal in the event of failures.

Experience creating large-scale services and applications in distributed environments such as Azure and Amazon AWS

Experience in utilizing Docker to simplify deployment and development

Skilled in developing software for the JVM using Java, Scala and other JVM based languages

Proficiency on Linux, Git, REST, Akka, and CI tools (Jenkins, Bamboo)

About kCura

Founded in 2001, kCura are the developers of Relativity, software for managing and analyzing electronic data during litigation and investigations. Headquartered in downtown Chicago with additional global locations, we focus on providing the best software we can, striving to always improve our products and the experience of our customer base, which includes the U.S. Department of Justice and more than 190 of the top 200 law firms in the United States. kCura has been ranked the 175th fastest-growing technology company in North America by Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 Deloitte/us/Documents, as well as one of Chicago Tribune's Top Workplaces Topworkplaces. Our team of driven, passionate, and talented individuals works collaboratively to provide a positive client experience and build a reputable name in a booming industry. We commit to hiring people who value collaboration, communication, and accountability as much as we do. To learn more about kCura, check out our video corporate/careers on kCura's unique culture.